hotspur

3 definitions found

hotspur - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, n. [Hot + spur.]
     A rash, hot-headed man. --Holinshed. Hotspur

  Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, Hotspurred \Hot"spurred`\, a.
     Violent; impetuous; headstrong. --Spenser. Peacham.
     [1913 Webster]

hotspur - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hotspur
      n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV
           (1364-1403) [syn: Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Hotspur,
           Harry Hotspur]
      2: a rash or impetuous person